tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post9126392583253629980..comments2019-09-15T07:16:36.919-04:00Comments on Landless: #FridayFlash: RooflineTony Nolandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-78304400191804201592011-10-17T19:54:36.058-04:002011-10-17T19:54:36.058-04:00Great beginning to this story, I was immediately i...Great beginning to this story, I was immediately intrigued as I wondered what the character had to do. Definitely wasn&#39;t expecting the end either. :)<br /><br />I hope you&#39;re planning to write more as I&#39;m very interested in her world. Is it her responsibility to do this alone, and what does it achieve? Does anyone know of her sacrifice or is she nameless?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-7618083194059120512011-10-17T15:36:52.537-04:002011-10-17T15:36:52.537-04:00Wow. I&#39;m speechless.Wow. I&#39;m speechless.Raven Corinn Carlukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06014248975870886289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-88942559317626322942011-10-17T12:42:52.238-04:002011-10-17T12:42:52.238-04:00Cathy Olliffe-Webster: And hey - you&#39;re a guy!...Cathy Olliffe-Webster: <i>And hey - you&#39;re a guy!!!!</i> Yes. Yes, I am.<br /><br />louisebroadbentfiction: Thanks!<br /><br />laradunning: There are a great many things I left unsaid in this one.<br /><br />flyingscribbler: <i>I guess she sees something different every month.</i> She bursts into flames every month. The weather changes, but the flames and the view from the rooftop do not. Of course, as she said, other people have it even worse than she does.<br /><br />Aidan Fritz: Good question. Is is worse to have to put up with it as a recurring thing?<br /><br />Donald Conrad: Thanks for reading!<br /><br />ganymeder: <i>But that begs the question... WHY? I *REALLY* want to know!</i> Sorry. I haven&#39;t written that part, so I don&#39;t know why she bursts into flames on a regular basis.Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-31022546573736852482011-10-17T00:49:33.939-04:002011-10-17T00:49:33.939-04:00I suspected she was going to commit suicide by hyp...I suspected she was going to commit suicide by hypothermia, an interesting way to go, but was completely thrown when she burst into flames. But that begs the question... WHY? <br /><br />I *REALLY* want to know! :)ganymederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14160039271069426174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-26643053426311354552011-10-16T22:34:07.715-04:002011-10-16T22:34:07.715-04:00I was expecting a jumper, not an inferno. I like t...I was expecting a jumper, not an inferno. I like the inferno better and thank yuh.Donald Conradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11299995538611948494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-4646987023117541732011-10-16T12:19:13.009-04:002011-10-16T12:19:13.009-04:00Reminded me a little of phoenixes. Or until the en...Reminded me a little of phoenixes. Or until the end I had a sense of sacrifice. I&#39;m not exactly sure which is worse being done with it once or undergoing it every month.Aidan Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14170148559429001125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-63314761896410600822011-10-15T07:20:05.282-04:002011-10-15T07:20:05.282-04:00The small details still ring out in spite of the u...The small details still ring out in spite of the unexpected ending: the rim of salt, the pigeon waste. I guess she sees something different every month.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-78690259696865289192011-10-15T01:37:38.897-04:002011-10-15T01:37:38.897-04:00Great use of the cold to represent despair and the...Great use of the cold to represent despair and the heat to represent remorse. Beautifully written, althought it left me a little confused.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-90830731665833529232011-10-14T17:48:26.919-04:002011-10-14T17:48:26.919-04:00Human phoenix. I like it.Human phoenix. I like it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-56939844673385354632011-10-14T15:39:01.611-04:002011-10-14T15:39:01.611-04:00Actually I think PMS would be easier to endure if ...Actually I think PMS would be easier to endure if you could just burst into flames. Cause it sure feels like that sometimes. And hey - you&#39;re a guy!!!!Cathy Olliffe-Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-10828223694037399432011-10-14T14:53:19.871-04:002011-10-14T14:53:19.871-04:00Icy: Thanks Icy!
FARfetched: Wow, I wasn&#39;t ex...Icy: Thanks Icy!<br /><br />FARfetched: <i>Wow, I wasn&#39;t expecting that.</i> Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!<br /><br />Helen: Thank you!<br /><br />storytreasury: Yeah, if only there were some way to stop it...<br /><br />John: <i> bold and in all capitals, it reads as hysterical to me.</i> Hysterical-funny or hysterical-on-ther-verge-of-madness?<br /><br />John: <i>I wonder that she seems so hardened, what has got her to the almost bitter, &#39;Endure. Tolerate. Survive&#39; state of mind.</i> Well, having to endure the bursting into flames every month would wear me down, I&#39;ll tell you that much.<br /><br />Peter: I&#39;m glad you liked it! <i> In other words: more please!</i> Ah, I make no promises!<br /><br />Red: Wakka wakka wakka!<br /><br />Bev: There&#39;s a ton of backstory to her. It&#39;s just that I don&#39;t know any of it.<br /><br />D. Paul: I meant that to be a result of having all of the hair burnt off her body every four weeks. However, it works as a red herring about chemotherapy, too.<br /><br />Kirsten: Thank you! You get 5 stars for reading!Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-85238147939112097512011-10-14T14:16:45.474-04:002011-10-14T14:16:45.474-04:00Like it! 5 stars, well done.Like it! 5 stars, well done.Kirsten Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11404579479015370541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-47440694702959325622011-10-14T13:45:24.077-04:002011-10-14T13:45:24.077-04:00*foom*
I do have to ask the significance of her s...*foom*<br /><br />I do have to ask the significance of her shaved head. Was that just to throw us off and think chemo? Does it burn her hair off? Cleverly place red herring? We wants to kow.D. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00931977627241091039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-69347915730319608292011-10-14T11:38:38.479-04:002011-10-14T11:38:38.479-04:00I echo Mr. Newman on that one- this seems like one...I echo Mr. Newman on that one- this seems like one of several stories. Almost like a heroes type-of set up.Bevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14924337684790883853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-21675599721398803412011-10-14T04:01:26.234-04:002011-10-14T04:01:26.234-04:00Wow, this flash was hot!Wow, this flash was hot!Red Bakersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09700371897503134123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-15127440600214827152011-10-14T03:24:50.492-04:002011-10-14T03:24:50.492-04:00I liked the atmosphere and the twist. And you had ...I liked the atmosphere and the twist. And you had me hooked right from the start. This read to me like part of something bigger. Like an inhabitant of a dark superhero world.<br /><br />In other words: more please!Peter Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00063057237086940387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-55040626462051701812011-10-14T03:02:25.570-04:002011-10-14T03:02:25.570-04:00Love the way this twists and turns, but never in a...Love the way this twists and turns, but never in an unsatisfying way, never leaving me feeling cheated. Especially the final understated one, <i>this month</i>.<br /><br />I wonder that she seems so hardened, what has got her to the almost bitter, <i>&#39;Endure. Tolerate. Survive&#39;</i> state of mind. Unless she is the last of her kind (A western phoenix rather than an eastern one, perhaps).John Xerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492709629314280633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-1261416856623375302011-10-13T23:59:06.650-04:002011-10-13T23:59:06.650-04:00How much emphasis did you intend on the final &quo...How much emphasis did you intend on the final &quot;not,&quot; Tony? Because bold and in all capitals, it reads as hysterical to me. Maybe bombastic. I paused mid-fiction to puzzle over if I&#39;d gotten it right, and if so, what that means for the speaker&#39;s frame of mind.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-42056840057595077942011-10-13T21:02:56.685-04:002011-10-13T21:02:56.685-04:00Again? She needs a pill to stop all that. Do phoen...Again? She needs a pill to stop all that. Do phoenixes burst into flames every month? Damn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-28207534468112193302011-10-13T20:43:34.509-04:002011-10-13T20:43:34.509-04:00Very powerful piece of writing, loved the rooftop ...Very powerful piece of writing, loved the rooftop discriptions.<br /><br />helen scibblesHelenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12748128819820230841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-60061155284710232592011-10-13T17:44:06.518-04:002011-10-13T17:44:06.518-04:00Wow, I wasn&#39;t expecting that. I thought maybe ...Wow, I wasn&#39;t expecting that. I thought maybe she was dealing with chemo and wanted some alone time…<br /><br />Worst case of PMS I ever heard about!FARfetchedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-7269221556788446502011-10-13T17:11:24.307-04:002011-10-13T17:11:24.307-04:00Really powerful writing here. Strong descriptions ...Really powerful writing here. Strong descriptions and your characterisation is spot on.Icy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.com